With just the right amount of sweet bliss in a few bites, these balls are a more fun and fancy pick me up to 'energy bars' you buy. So simply you turn them into a trio :: plain, cacao dusted and coconut rolled. Indulge and feel good about it.
trio of 'pick me up' balls
1 cup {3 oz} oats
1 cup {3 oz} almond meal
Heaping 1/4 cup { 1 oz} cacao or cocoa powder
pinch of salt { Celtic Sea Salt, preferable}
1 heaping Tbsp. cashew butter
2 Tbsp. honey
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Grind the oats to fine in a blender. {An immersion blender is perfect for this.} Place in a bowl and add the dry ingredients. Mix well and add the wet ingredients. Mix with a spoon and your fingers bringing the dough together in clumps. Add a teaspoon of water one at a time, if necessary. {This may be necessary depending upon how the almond meal is measured.} Shape into balls and place on a tray. Will make 12 1 oz. balls.
Leave 4 plain. Roll 4 in additional cacao. Dip the remaining 4 in 1 Tbsp. liquid coconut oil and roll in shredded coconut. {Unsweetened coconut can be lightly sweetened with powdered stevia, if desired.}
Keep chilled. Enjoy.